How China's Growing Nationalism Changes Views of the West

[beijingwalker]

How China's Growing Nationalism Changes Views of the West

 

[beijingwalker]

Studying in the US makes the Chinese more appreciative of China

The number of international students at US universities has hit an all-time high and the biggest group—around 31%—is Chinese students, a number that has jumped fivefold since 2000. As the number of Chinese nationals studying in the world’s most powerful democracy increases, what impact does this have on their views of their home country?

To try to answer this question, Foreign Policy ran an online survey of young Chinese nationals who went to the US to study. Ninety-four women and 92 men participated; around 81% were the first in their family to study abroad, and most respondents were between 18 and 29 years old.

When asked if living in the US had changed their view of their host country, 84% of respondents answered yes. Sixty percent of respondents had their views of the US positively changed since studying there, while 23% had more negative feelings. And a positive view of the US did not necessarily translate to a more negative view of their home country—55% of respondents had a more positive view of China since studying in the US.

A study earlier this year looked at the view of Chinese students and scholars in the US on the democratization of China. Researchers found that overseas studies led respondents to be more supportive of Western liberal democracy. But the longer students stayed in the US, the more suspicious they were about Chinese democratization. They weren’t sure why, but speculated:

These findings appear to support the ‘dark side’ of democracy argument because residing in the US provides an opportunity for individuals to develop a full understanding of democracy, including its weaknesses. A more plausible explanation is the re-socialization effect: the respondents have already assimilated into US society and are unwilling to participate in China’s democratization

China is the largest exporter of international students in the world; around 450,000 Chinese students studied abroad in 2013, the latest available figures, which is an increase of 17% over the previous year. The US continues to be the number one destination for the vast majority of Chinese students.
https://qz.com/568610/studying-in-the-us-makes-the-chinese-more-appreciative-of-china/

 

[sinait]

How China's Growing Nationalism Changes Views of the West

More correctly, growing problems of the West changes the world's views of the West.
Not just in China, but the world that have grown up brainwashed by Western propaganda have come to realize that the West are not so benign and the democratic system promoted by the West is not the panacea that they seek.
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[beijingwalker]

More correctly, growing problems of the West changes the world's views of the West.
Not just in China, but the world that have grown up brainwashed by Western propaganda have come to realize that the West are not so benign and the democratic system promoted by the West is not the panacea that they seek.
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Democracy breeds the most corrupted countries in the world.

 

[terranMarine]

Democracy breeds the most corrupted countries in the world.

Actually China does have a democratic system and it's way better than the West.

 

[nang2]

Democracy breeds the most corrupted countries in the world.

Democracy doesn't. Power does. The more power given to a government, no matter democratically or otherwise, the more corrupt it will become.

 

[iajj]

More correctly, growing problems of the West changes the world's views of the West.
Not just in China, but the world that have grown up brainwashed by Western propaganda have come to realize that the West are not so benign and the democratic system promoted by the West is not the panacea that they seek.
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exactly, it is a problem with the west's overbearing manner and malicious disregard for the rights and security of non-whites within and without the boundaries of the west.

 

[beijingwalker]

Look back 30 years and we can see that China's social and political system changes and evolves every year, it never stayed unchanged for long. What China does the best is to be able to constantly make adjustments to suit the changing country and world the best.